Night

Kuoh

"So, as previously agreed, Ryoma and I will team up with Hiiro-sensei and Kiriya-sensei…"

"So Nico-kun and I will team up with Sid-kun, Minato-san, and Mitsuzane-kun to hunt the stray devil…" Masamune said as he recapped the plan.

"That's right. This will be the first mission of our alliance for humanity, and we're going to make it a success."

"Hn, no problem, I'm just going to carry out the operation like I always do."

"Me too."

"Well, it'll be a piece of cake if we do it as usual."

Hiiro, Kiriya and Nico replied to Takatora.

"All right, everyone's ready, then let's go."

"Yes, President Masamune, please take good care of Mitsuzane."

"Heh, leave it to me, President Kureshima."

"Sorry, Mitsuzane. Don't give President Masamune too much trouble."

"I understand, brother."

Takatora watched as Masamune's team headed towards the southern ruins where the stray devil lurked.

"We should go too."

"Yes, the sooner we start the operation, the better. Let's go, Examiner."

"Righto."

"A fight… let's hope we get some good data."

Under Takatora, Hiiro, Kiriya, and Ryoma headed for the northern ruins.

Near the southern ruins

"We're here."

"I think so."

The team arrived at a ruin on the outskirts of the town south of Kuoh.

"Sid-kun, Minato-kun, and Mitsuzane-kun, let's finalize our plans before we started."

"Leave it to me, President Masamune. In order to separate the Evil Piece from the devil's main body, we'll put the girl in the vanguard and we'll just cover her."

"Then, when the Evil Piece ejected from the target, and the former devil and the monster separated, we will attack at once."

Sid and Mitsuzane replied to Masamune.

"Good, then Nico-kun, we're going to do our best to provide support, and it's going to be hard for you to separate the Evil Piece."

"Hm, understood."

Then…

"That's enough for the talk, let's get going." Minato told them.

Inside the ruins

"Fufufufu, I can smell it, I can smell it… delicious…"

As soon as they entered, a monstrous stray devil spoke as it come out.

"Look at that… it's terrifying."

"I agree, but from the looks of it, it's Stage 2, which means recovery is possible."

"Yeah, well, we'll just have to separate it and take it out quickly."

"Let's get this over with."

"I agree with both of you."

Sid, Masamune, Nico, Mitsuzane and Minato put on their belts.

"Henshin."

Cherry Energy!

"Henshin."

KAMEN RIDER CHRONICLE

"Henshin!"

BANG BANG SHOOTING!

"Henshin."

Budou!

"Henshin."

Peach Energy!

They activated their Lockseeds and Gashats, and put them on the belt.

Lock On! Soda! Cherry Energy Arms!

Gashat! Buggle Up! Ten wo tsukame Rider! Kizame chronicle! Ima koso toki wa kiwamareri!

Gashat! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name!? I'm a Kamen Rider!

Hai! Budou Arms! Ryu! Hou! Ha-Ha-Ha!

Lock On! Soda! Peach Energy Arms!

Sid transformed into Sigurd, Masamune into Cronus, Nico into Snipe Level 1, Mitsuzane into Ryugen, and Minato into Marika.

"Well then, let's get the job done!"

"Okay!"

Sigurd and Marika aimed the Sonic Arrows at the walls and pillars right next to the stray devil, fired, and exploded on impact which blocked the devil's sight by the dust.

"Alright, it's my turn!"

Snipe likes to block the stray devil's view and its movement, so she charged forward, firing her Gashacon Magnum at the stray devil. The moment she gets close, she attacked the stray devil with kicks and punches.

"ORYAAAAA!"

When she had attacked to some extent, Snipe spun at high speed and hit the enemy with the bullet-shaped energy. Then, the stray devil's host and the monster separated.

"Nico-san! Separation was successful."

"Not yet, the game is just begun, Mitchy!"

JET COMBAT!

"Tactics Level 3."

And with that, Snipe took out her Jet Combat Gashat and activated it.

"GROOOOOOOOOAAAARR!"

The monster attacked Snipe while she was transforming. However…

"HAA!"

Ryugen fired his Budou Ryuhou at the monster attacking Snipe, pushing it away as it was stunned.

"Attacking in the middle of transformation is not very polite, though it's probably useless to tell a monster that."

"Heh, thanks for the save, Mitchy."

Snipe inserted the Gashat to the Driver and pulled the lever.

Gachan! Level Up! Ba-Bang-Bang! Bang-Ba-Bang! Yow! Bang Bang Shooting! A Gacha! Jet! Jet! In the sky! Jet! Jet! Jet Comba~t!

Transforming into the Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3, Snipe launched an attack on the monster.

"Now, let's get serious."

"Yeah!"

"You don't have to tell me."

"Right!"

With the Evil Piece successfully separated, Cronus, Sigurd, Marika, and Ryugen, who had been providing Snipe cover, began to attack aggressively. While Ryugen and Snipe were firing simultaneously from the ground and the air, Sigurd and Marika closed the distance while firing arrows, and the moment they approached, they used the Sonic Arrows to attack the monster by slashing and kicking at it.

In addition, Cronus also put his Bugvisor into Chainsaw Mode and attacked it relentlessly. Of course, the monster also attacked in return, but Sigurd, Marika and Cronus were able to avoid all attacks due to the high stats and the user's skills. Thus, the fight is just the Riders lynching at the monster. And then, when the monster had been injured and had been torn to pieces…

"Time to finish it!"

"I agree."

Lock On!

Sigurd and Marika put the Energy Lockseeds into the Sonic Arrow and pulled the bowstring at maximum draw.

Cherry Energy!

Peach Energy!

The two of them hit the monster with a pair of Sonic Volleys, finishers that fired high-powered energy arrows from the Sonic Arrow.

"It's clear now!"

Gashat! Kimewaza! JET CRITICAL STRIKE!

"Me too!"

Hai! Budou Squash!

Snipe and Ryugen also activated their finishers for the final blow, Snipe firing a large number of missiles, while Ryugen firing energy bullets that connected to the monster's head. It's not only the monster, but also the surrounding walls and roofs of the building itself that exploded.

"Mission complete, maybe a little overkill."

"There's no way it could have survived that."

"I'd be surprised if it did."

Nico and Sid untransformed, while Ryugen and Minato didn't, keeping vigilant, but the situation seemed to be over. However…

"AAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHH!"

"Huh!?"

"Sid!"

The defeated monster was bleeding all over its body, and even though it was heavily injured, it opened its big mouth and attacked them, trying to eat Sid.

PAUSE

"Goodness, what a stubborn devil." Cronus, the only one who was completely alert, activated his time-stopping power. "Those who don't know when to quit…"

Gachan…

"It's not a pretty sight…" Cronus said as he switched his Bugvisor to Chainsaw Mode again and pressed the button.

Kimewaza! CRITICAL SACRIFICE!

Cronus then lifted his arms and unleashed a vertical, circular saw energy that cut the monster in half.

"You have no commercial value… therefore, you are being discontinued."

RESTART

"AAIIIIIIIIIIEEEEE!"

The moment he resumed the time, the monster exploded and disappeared completely.

"I-I…"

"Hah~ that was so unexpected." Minato said to Sid, who was lying on his back.

"But why would the monster suddenly explode… no way!"

On the other hand, Mitsuzane wondered why the monster had exploded right in front of him, and then looked at Masamune, who had released his transformation.

"That's right… this is the power of Cronus… the name Cronus comes from the Greek god Kronos who controls time… therefore the ability of Cronus is to stop time… that is Cronus' strongest power, Pause."

"S-stopping time…"

"That's so cheating…"

Mitsuzane and Nico said as they listened.

"Now that we're done, how about you, Hiiro-sensei?" Masamune muttered as he looked to the north, where Hiiro and the others were.